Sill-plate for shutter-bowers.



H. ZIMMERMAN. SILL PLATE FOR SHUTTER BOWERS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1907. v

Patented May 18, 1909..

UNITE HARRY ZIMMERMAN, OF FREMONT, OHIO.

SILL-PLATE FOR SHUTTEB-BOWERS.

Application filed November 4, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY ZIMMERMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fremont, in the county of Sandusky and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sill-Plates for Shutter- Bowers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to sill plates for shutter bowers, and consists of a sill plate having perforated horizontal top and bottom plates, and adapted for attachment within a socket of a window sill, as fully set forth hereinafter and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved sill plate; Figs. 2 and 3 are like views showing different ways of making a plate; and Fig. 4 is a section showing the plate connected with a window sill and shutter.

The sill plate A has a top plate a in which is a series of openings 6 which are in line with each other, as shown in Fig. 1, and in some cases this plate has an extension 0 or is widened so that two of the openings 1) are in a line transverse to the line of the other openings so that the latter openings 1) b may serve as looking holes or retainers for suitable latches secured to the shutters, or the extension 0 may be bent up as shown in Fig. 3 so as to serve as a lip e for engaging the latch on the shutter. In any case the sill plate has a vertical face plate j extending downward at right angles to the plate a and from this face plate extends inward a plate g having perforations i so as to receive fastening screws, the said openings 7' being below and smaller than the perforations b to permit the fastening screws to be inserted, and the passage of a screw driver for driving them into the wood of the sill, in which case they will occupy the positions shown in Fig. 4.

The sill plate A may be a casting but preferably is bent from a perforated plate of malleable metal, and it will be seen that a flat plate may have all of the perforations l), b, '21 punched in it at a single operation, and the plate may then be bent up into shape and thus cheaply manufactured. It will further be seen that the sill plate thus constructed, when set in a socket of the sill, as shown in Fig. 4, has its top flush with the sill so that Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1909.

Serial No. 400,653.

there are no projections above the latter, and that the face plate f closes the socket. In order to prevent accumulation of moisture or dust within the socket, I prefer to punchor otherwise form an opening 3' in the vertical face plate f, the said opening being in a position to allow all of the water or dust to es cape from below the top plate a.

The bottom plate 9 may be continuous as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, or it maybe cut away in the center as shown in Fig. 2.

It will be seen that in either of the said constructions there is a face plate withan opening to receive the end of the brace rod, and an opening or lip to engage the catch, and a perforated bottom plate through which the securing screws may be passed, and that the sill plate thus constructed is adapted to sockets in the sill and can be made of comparatively light material inasmuch as the sides of the socket serve to brace the parts of the sill plate, and that it is cheaply manufactured and readily applied and presents no obstructions above the face of the sill.

Without limiting myself to the special construction shown, I claim as my invention:

1. A sill plate having a top plate with bowing openings to receive the end of a brace rod, and a bottom perforated plate, said bottom plate being connected with the top plate at one side by a vertical portion or plate.

2. A sill plate having a flat top plate with bowing openings therein, a vertical face plate at right angles to the top plate and at one side thereof, and a bottom plate at right angles to the face plate and with perforations below the openings in the top plate.

3. A sill plate having a top plate with bowing openings arranged to receive the end of a brace rod, an extension and means to engage the latch upon a shutter, a vertical plate at one side of the top plate, and a horizontal perforated bottom plate.

4. A sill plate having a top plate with openings, a vertical face plate with a perforation j, and a perforated bottom plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY ZIh/IMERMAN.

Witnesses MATIE BISNETTE, FRANK G. Krsnn. 

